Costumes

Sleeping Beauty and Tessuti

Image © Martin Philbey (source) How this picture rocks my fabric and colour-loving world! Through our stores, we have the very good fortune to deal with a number of incredible costume designers and buyers. Last year, we had Victorian Opera…

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Fred and Wilma Flintstone Costumes

I love it when my kids get invited to a fancy dress party. If you have the time and ability, it’s a whole lot more satisfying to create your own. These two great kids had a post Halloween/birthday party to…

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Book Week Costume

I made this Dorothy dress for Claudia from a (now discontinued*) McCalls pattern about 3 years ago. She still loves dressing up…bless her! The dress (just between you and me) probably won’t fit her for much longer. The shoes were…

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Costumes on S Y T Y C D

Talented costume designer Janet Hine and the wardrobe department on this seasons ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ have made some fabulously hot outfits for the show. My personal fave was this peacock number on last Monday’s result show –…

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